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RSL DRAWS 0-0 v SEATTLE TO SNAP HOME LOSING SKID
In Debuts of New Defenders Mansally & Watson-Siriboe,
RSL Notches 7th Shutout of 2012, Including 4th at Home
SANDY, Utah (Wednesday, July 4, 2012) – Real Salt Lake (10-6-3, 33 points, West #2) tallied a home shutout – its seventh of the 2012 season and its fourth at home – in a hotly-contested 0-0 draw against Seattle Sounders FC. The rematch of last season's Western Conference Semifinals, won by RSL 3-2 on aggregate a year ago, saw extensive possession and positive play for RSL, which snapped a three-game MLS losing streak as well as a three-game home losing stretch across all competitions.
Tonight's capacity Independence Day crowd saw a standing-room-only attendance of 20,363, the eighth-largest crowd in Rio Tinto Stadium history for the MLS club, and the 17th-largest crowd in RSL's eight-year history. RSL's all-time Rio Tinto Stadium record in sellout situations is now 6-6-5, with four of the sellouts coming in the team's 10 home games this season.
Real Salt Lake manager Jason Kreis inserted two new names into the starting eleven for the home side, both on the back line as DF Kenny Mansally – signed a month ago after being waived by New England in March – and DF Kwame Watson-Siriboe – acquired last week in a trade with Chicago Fire – made their RSL debuts. Mansally's appearance was his 90th in six MLS seasons, but his first as a starting left back, his position with the Gambian National Team. The 23-year old played 79 minutes, many of them with a second-degree shoulder separation, displaying dynamic attacking skill from the back and solid one-on-one defending.
Watson-Siriboe's appearance was his 11th in MLS play, after the Univ. of Connecticut product played in 10 games (including seven starts) for the Fire during his 2010 rookie campaign. Without even a full training session with RSL, the 25-year old centerback filled in admirably for RSL's injured backline tandem of Jamison Olave and Chris Schuler, playing the full 90 minutes alongside veteran stabilizer Nat Borchers.
RSL dominated Seattle in the first half of the match, maintaining a 65% possession edge and creating several half-chances, with a trio of headers by FW Alvaro Saborio going high or wide, and a header by Borchers on a corner kick cleared off the line by Sounders DF Jeff Parke. Saborio earned a yellow card in the 41st minute when he got tangled up with Seattle DF Leo Gonzalez on the sideline, resulting in a skirmish that also saw Sounders DF Jhon-Kennedy Hurtado cautioned.
After a scoreless first half, Saborio appeared to break the deadlock, slotting home an apparent goal in the 51st minute. A stellar cross by RSL veteran Chris Wingert found "Sabo" even and then alone in on Sounders' 'keeper Bryan Meredith, but the Costa Rican – RSL's leading 2012 goal-scorer – was whistled offside.
The Sounders' best scoring chance came in the 88th minute, when a ball skipped across the RSL box but over the outstretched leg of an onrushing Cordell Cato, allowing RSL GK Nick Rimando – who had two spectacular plays on dangerous crosses in the first half – to notch his sixth clean sheet of 2012 and his 57th career RSL shutout.
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Real Salt Lake Match Notes – RSL 0 : 0 SEA
• Real Salt Lake's record of 10-6-3 (33 points) through 19 games is second only to its 2010 start and its 6-3-1 home mark is the second-best in the team's eight-year history …
• Tonight's home result snapped RSL's winless run at home at three games, the second-longest run in the club's eight-year history, trailing only the six-game losing streak late in the team's 2005 expansion season …
• RSL Captain Kyle Beckerman returned from the one-game suspension for caution accumulation served last Saturday at Columbus, while tonight's yellow card shown to FW Fabian Espindola will cause the Argentine striker to miss Saturday's home game against Portland … Espindola's strike partner, Alvaro Saborio, is on the precipice of a suspension, having earned his "Good Behavior Incentive" Saturday in Columbus … His next caution will result in a one-game suspension, while MF Javier Morales today earned his Good Behavior Incentive, as tonight marked his third-consecutive game without a booking …
• DF Jamison Olave (R calf) and MF Ned Grabavoy (adductor strain) were both listed on the substitutes' bench after missing the weekend trip to Columbus, Grabavoy entering in the 62nd minute this evening … With RSL DF Tony Beltran (adductor spasm) not dressing tonight vs SEA, only FW Alvaro Saborio has appeared in all 19 MLS games for RSL this year … Beltran is expected to be available Saturday against Portland …
• Real Salt Lake continues this week's stretch of three games by welcoming another Cascadia club, Portland Timbers FC, the Saturday, July 7 match kicking off at 7:00 p.m. MT at Rio Tinto Stadium … Tickets for the second of four July home games for RSL can be purchased at www.RealSaltLake.com or by calling (801) 727.2701.
Goals by Period 1 2 F
Real Salt Lake 0 0 0
Seattle Sounders FC 0 0 0
Scoring Summary: No goals
Misconduct Summary: SEA – Jhon Kennedy Hurtado (Dissent) 41'
RSL – Alvaro Saborio (Dangerous play) 41'
SEA – Leonardo Gonzalez (Off the ball foul) 45' + 1'
RSL – Chris Wingert (Foul) 56'
RSL – Fabian Espindola (Time wasting) 86'
Real Salt Lake (4-1-2-1-2) – Nick Rimando; Chris Wingert, Kwame Watson-Siriboe, Nat Borchers, Kenny Mansally (Jonny Steele, 79'); Kyle Beckerman (c), Luis Gil (Ned Grabavoy, 62'), Will Johnson, Javier Morales; Fabian Espindola, Alvaro Saborio
Substitutes Not Used: Kyle Reynish (GK), Emiliano Bonfigli, Jamison Olave, Yordany Alvarez, Paulo Jr.
Seattle Sounders FC (4-4-2) – Bryan Meredith; Zach Scott, Jeff Parke, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Leonardo Gonzalez; Alvaro Fernandez (Marc Burch, 85'), Servando Carrasco, Brad Evans (Andy Rose, 64'), Mauro Rosales; Fredy Montero (Cordell Cato, 73'), Eddie Johnson
Substitutes Not Used: Josh Ford (GK), Alex Caskey, Samuel Ochoa, Patrick Ianni
Referee: Hilario Grajeda Referee's Assistants: Paul Scott, Bill Dittmar 4th Official: Mark Declouet
Attendance: 20,363
Time of Game: 1:53
Weather: Clear and 88 degrees
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In any city, in any country, go to any mental institution or halfway house in you can get yourself to. When you reach the front desk, look around carefully. Look for any workers eating a meal. Look for the one who appears to be full or at least almost done, for asking one who has not eaten may result in you being eaten for lunch. Ask that worker to see "The Holder of the Flesh". In a muffled voice full of food, the worker will point you to a dead cow in the middle of the room that wasn't there before. The cow will be belly up, with a large open gash from neck to crotch. The worker will gesture for you to go inside it.
As you crawl into the dead cow, you will slip inside a tight, fleshy tube, the muscular reflexes beyond the slimy film forcing you along the way. Try to stay in one position, as too much movement may cause you to be ejected from the tube rather violently into a large toothy maw, which will chew on your body until you are nothing but pulp. If you've exited the correct end, you will fall to the floor of an ornate cathedral of bone, flesh and organs. Eyes of many sizes peer at you from many spots. In the back, the floor arches a bit up and down, the wide rib cage holding back massive lungs and a large heart. Inserted into the back wall is a huge glass jar, suspending a gigantic, pulsating brain in fluids. Its long, thick nerves hang like spider webs all around, stretching to the walls beside it and to the ceiling far above.
Without warning, two very large and very long muscular, skinless arms with clawed fingertips emerge from the walls. Both arms will grab you whether you attempt to flee or not. You cannot escape their grasp. The brain will not respond to anything you say or do, except for one question. If you do not or cannot ask your question, you will be torn piece by piece, forced to stay alive and feel every moment of pain, while being reassembled into the fabric of the living cathedral. Never quite dead but never quite alive, unable to scream though you want to badly, you will live as one with the living cathedral for all time. The question you must ask before suffering this cruel fate is, "Why do they despise life?"
Without pause, the brain will then open your skull, painlessly. With but a tiny pinch of itself, it will insert a pinch of itself into yours. You will then realize, in the most thorough detail, every bit and piece of what makes life, life. All of mankind's knowledge, achievements and progress will be rendered completely and utterly useless compared to this. This has driven many quite mad and if you too cannot handle it, you shall share their fate, clawing apart your own brain and scattering your thoughts throughout the cosmos, never to reassemble again. But you must stay focused and calm, for this information is quite possibly the most tightly held secret in all of the known and unknown universes and should never be shared with anyone but a true god, lest you invoke man's early demise.
If you yet still hold resolve, the brain will let you go. Do not dally, as the brain is always tempted to add more flesh to his own. Escape through the way you came in, and as you slide along, you will stop at a dry dead end. You will find yourself under the covers of your own bed, backwards, with your feet on your pillows.
That piece of knowledge is Object 79 of 538. Life is what you make of it, so make it well.
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I am a student of Wing Chun style Kung Fu and it has changed my life profoundly, as a sort of homage to it I would like to get a tattoo on my body that reads, "knowledge and strength" or possibly just the characters
knowledge and strength. I would like to get the characters written vertically, and I have researched them but would like to be absolutely sure (obviously!) before I get this done. I have begun studying a little Cantonese from the Internet and it is a beautiful and difficult language to learn I have found.
Any help would be wonderful!
Thank you!
Translation please? :)
Topics related to learning Cantonese.
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Re: Translation please? :)
Okay... maybe I didn't really explain myself. I am mainly wondering if it will be gramatically correct just to tattoo the characters "knowledge" and "strength" vertically.
Hihi....yea u r "grammatically" correct to write it vertically as that's the traditional way of writing...exactly opposite of that of English, which is vertcal n from right to left...
anyway, knowledge is "知識" ji1 sik1 (this is the traditional character n its nicer than e modern =P)
n strength is "力量" lik6 leung4
hope it helps... =p
anyway, knowledge is "知識" ji1 sik1 (this is the traditional character n its nicer than e modern =P)
n strength is "力量" lik6 leung4
hope it helps... =p
Re: Translation please? :)
The beginning of anything is always some difficulty when you will overcome these difficulties is not so difficult, perseverance, thank you share, I wish you success!
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Several dozen people attended a meeting organized by anti-Islam activist Martin Konvička on Malostranské náměstí on Saturday. The participants of the meeting marched to the US Embassy shouting slogans in support of the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Several police officers oversaw the gathering but no incidents were reported. A previous meeting organised by Konvička in Prague's Old Town Square at the end of August caused controversy when he and a group of followers decided to stage their interpretation of an Islamic State "invasion" of the Czech Republic.
Temperatures are likely to stay above average for the rest of September, according to a regular monthly weather forecast issued by the Czech Hydro-Meteorological Institute on Saturday. On some days the temperature will reach up 24 degrees Celsius. During the first three weeks of October, daily temperatures are expected to drop to around 16 degrees Celsius. Rainfall levels over the next four weeks should be below the average for the time of year.
A massive anti-flood exercise took place in Prague on Saturday. Some 350 fire-fighters, rescue workers and other city employees have raised over one kilometer of barriers by the Vltava River at the Holešovice district. The overall anti-flood measures are nearly 20 kilometers long and have cost the city around three billion crowns. The massive exercise, the biggest since 2011, cost over one million crowns.
The Czech-born Jewish writer and painter Max Mannheimer has died in Germany at the age of 96. Mr Mannheimer, who was born in Nový Jičín, survived the Holocaust and dedicated his life in post-war Germany to fighting anti-Semitism. German Chancellor Angela Merkel praised Mr Mannheimer on Saturday for his efforts to keep the memory of the Holocaust alive, calling him "a great reconciler."
Czech tennis player Barbora Strýcová teamed with India's Sania Mirza have won the women's doubles final at Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. Playing their third tournament together, the Czech-Indian duo secured their second title with a straight sets win over China's Chen Liang and Zhaoxuan Yang 6:1, 6:1. Meanwhile, Czech tennis player Tomáš Berdych has failed to reach the final of the St. Petersburg Open. The third-seeded Czech was beaten in the men's singles on Saturday by Alexander Zverev
Stories of the victims of the totalitarian regime in Czechoslovakia are set to be released on Monday by the NGO Post Bellum, which has been publishing the testimonies of witnesses to modern Czech history for nearly 15 years. Entitled Stories of Heroes of the 20th century, the book brings more then 30 testimonies which have not been yet available in the audio archive on the NGO`s website. Some of them have already been released as part of the regular Czech Radio show Stories of the 20th Century. The book will be suitable for children from the age of 13.
Three people have been arrested over the killing of a Czech businessman working in London, the British newspaper the Guardian reported on Saturday. The 31-year old Zdeněk Makar was attacked by a gang of BMX teenagers on Friday following a row inside a fast food outlet. The gang chased and beat the 31-year-old to death with a metal chain. According to the Guardian, two men, aged 19 and 29, and a 16-year-old boy have been arrested on suspicion of murder and taken for questioning.
A Czech businessman working in London is reported to have been beaten to death by a gang of BMX teenagers. According to the Daily Mail Zdenek Makar was attacked after a 'trivial' row inside a fast food outlet. The gang chased and beat the 31-year-old to death with a metal chain, leaving him in a pool of blood. A cyclist attempted CPR but Makar was later pronounced dead by paramedics. Police have launched a murder inquiry and are currently searching for at least four youths thought to be involved. The Czech Foreign Ministry has confirmed that the victim was a Czech national.
Hygiene officers inspecting Prague's Vietnamese Sapa market uncovered 35 tons of uncertified frozen meat in storage, the ctk news agency reported. According to the inspectors the meat was sold to Vietnamese restaurants around town, presenting a serious health risk. Sapa management faces a million crown fine. The matter is being further investigated. The number of inspections at Sapa increased after an inspection earlier this year found serious shortcomings, including rotting uncertified meat.
The Czech and Slovak governments are to hold a joint working session in Bratislava on Monday with security issues, cooperation in defense and transport expected to be high on the agenda. Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka told journalists on Friday that ministers would discuss bilateral ties and cross-border cooperation as well as make plans for a joint celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia. The two nations spent 73 years in a common state, parting ways in 1993, but have maintained exceptionally close ties.


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STOW - Turn right off of Hudson's Main Street onto West Avenue, and immediately the yard signs start popping up, each one bearing an image of a tank with a red strike over it.
Another left turn and a few hundred yards up on Barton Road, a makeshift sign in front of a home warns of noise and low flying planes.
No, an invasion isn't imminent in the quiet lakeside neighborhood. But residents there are worried about another unwanted arrival in the area: a military vehicle museum proposed by the nearby Collings Foundation.
"It would be catastrophic for us," said Barton Road resident Mike Schultz, echoing the sentiments of many neighbors living around Collings, which keeps a growing collection of historic tanks, planes and cars on its almost 100-acre property.
Collings and its supporters, on the other hand, think it would be a slap in the face to the country's veterans not to build a home for�the dozens of�rare 20th century tanks and other military vehicles recently gifted to the foundation.
"The part to me that's just so distasteful about this whole thing is we're not proposing to bury nuclear waste or build a junkyard," said Rob Collings, the foundation's executive director. "The people with signs up, they're against a museum. They're against our veterans, they're against history."
In the middle of the dispute�are a handful of�committees in Stow and Hudson that will�ultimately determine whether and how the museum will be able to go forward. The Stow Planning Board is set to meet on Sept. 10 to continue a�hearing on�whether to approve the project site plan and grant a special permit to Collings.
Stow town planner Karen Kelleher, who�attested the case is unlike anything she's seen, said a key question the board still must answer is if the foundation can use the state's Dover Amendment�as legal remedy to build the museum. To do so, Collings would have to prove it is an educational organization - a characterization many Barton Road residents disagree with and even some town officials have questioned. Several neighbors, for instance, have hired a lawyer to put together a legal rebuttal to Collings' Dover claim.
"We continue to review information from the applicants (Collings)," Kelleher said this past Thursday, adding the complexity of the foundation's request coupled with recent changes to its plans could push the Planning Board's hearing past Sept. 10.
Collings, however, doesn't understand the argument against his foundation's educational status, saying the organization's entire purpose is use its collection to teach the public about the history of 20th century warfare. In addition to running a traveling show featuring a B-17 Flying Fortress, P-51C Mustang fighter plane, and other�historical aircraft�that are part of�Collings' aviation collection, the foundation hosts three events each year at its Stow location.
After receiving the rare Jacques Littlefield collection, which included 240 tanks and military vehicles, last year, the Collings Foundation's new hope is to expand on�its existing�programs by establishing a permanent museum on its land that will be open on weekends for half the year. The organization has already auctioned off around 100 pieces of the collection�to raise money for the undertaking, and plans to showcase 80 vehicles�at the museum, including the "crown jewel," according to Collins: a World War II-era German Panther tank that�will be�the only one of its kind on display in the western hemisphere.
Collings' vision for the new 66,000-square-foot facility, which will be constructed across from the foundation's existing showroom, is to create a "living history" experience for visitors, who will learn about the vehicles' connections to the wars they were used in, the soldiers�who operated them, and the technological advances they ushered in.
"There's always an argument of whether it's entertainment or education - often-times, it has to be both," Collings said. "With today's generation, you have to give them something more interactive, and this is it."
Collings also sees the foundation's mission�increasingly becoming one of carrying on the legacy of the nation's fading World War II generation, whose veterans have traditionally been part of the organization's live events as well as some of its most�grateful patrons. Considering the importance of the foundation's proposed museum within that context, Collings has a hard time believing the staunch opposition that has formed against the plan extends beyond the immediate Barton Road neighborhood. On the contrary, he and others at the foundation claim the campaign originated from one spurned resident upset the foundation wouldn't buy a property he owned near Collings' land.
"He's been attempting to extort us," said Hunter Chaney, the foundation's marketing director. "He's really been the source of all this misinformation -�all those signs out there, he's behind it."
Collings wouldn't identify the man, however.
Neighbors uniformly refute the ringleader theory, saying they�each have legitimate reasons to oppose the museum, chief among them the traffic it will bring to their tiny residential street.
"Right now, it's primarily a safety issue," said Barton Road resident Janet Belsky, who reported visitors to Collings' events clog up the street and have even driven onto people's properties.
Other neighbors have complained about noise emanating from the foundation grounds during those events, one of which is a live battle re-enactment.
Most of all, several residents said they simply don't believe Collings at this point when the foundation says its museum won't be a nuisance for the nearby residential neighborhood, and fear the organization would only be emboldened to expand its programs even more if it gets the town's approval.
"Everything seems to start as one thing and then end up as another," Belsky said. "I'd just be concerned about what's going to happen next."
Collings said he has been willing to try to ease some of the neighbors' concerns, however.�The foundation recently�purchased a�pathway leading up to the property from Main Street, for instance, that�it intends to turn into the main entrance to the new museum, sparing Barton Road.
Jennifer Burke, Hudson's planning director, said Collings recently presented informal plans for the proposed access route at a recent meeting with town department heads, but hasn't officially filed an application for the special permit�it would need to build it.
"There are a lot of issues that need to be worked out - it's not a slam dunk," she said, noting in particular it will be challenging to coordinate the permitting process with Stow, into which the driveway would extend. "But that's not to say it can't happen."
Residents fear Collings would abandon the plan once it gets permission from Stow to build its museum, and that some of their other concerns�with the project - �from potential noise to the effect it would have on the neighborhood's intimate residential character -�would remain regardless. For some, at least, it's past the point of compromise; Schultz, for example, has one suggestion for how Collings could put this whole issue to rest.
"He could open a tank museum at Fort Devens," he said. "This is not the place."
Scott O'Connell can be reached at 508-626-4449 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottOConnellMW
Foundation, residents battle over museum plan
STOW - Turn right off of Hudson's Main Street onto West Avenue, and immediately the yard signs start popping up, each one bearing an image of a tank with a red strike over it.


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The aircraft, known as BF-6 and BF-8, flew separately arriving at 3:13 p.m. and 4:39 p.m. CST respectively after their approximate 90-minute ferry flights from Fort Worth, Texas. U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Joseph Bachmann piloted BF-6 while U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Matt Taylor flew BF-8. Both 5th Generation fighters will be used for pilot and maintainer training at the new F-35 Integrated Training Center.
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Matt Ball Jr. didn't exactly finish his first round of golf with a flourish.
"He played 17 holes at age three," Matt's father and VCU Golf Coach Matt Ball said. "And just conked out, exhausted. He didn't make it to the 18th hole. He played from 150-yard markers and he'd hit it, run and chase it, hit it, run and chase it. He'd stop for frogs and stuff."
Matt Jr. doesn't remember that round or the subsequent nap, but he's been playing golf as long as he can remember. When your dad is a golf coach, it only seems natural to find a home on the links.
"I've never known anything different," Matt Jr. said. "It's just part of life for me. It's that much integrated into our family. That's how we were raised, playing golf. It never really crossed my mind to not play golf."
Matt Jr. and his younger brother, Adam, grew up on the game. It's an experience they've shared with their dad, who was first the club pro at Richmond Country Club before taking over the VCU Golf program in 1999.
This year, the Ball family tradition began a new chapter when Matt Jr. decided to attend VCU and play golf for his dad. The elder Ball tried to allow his son make his own decision on college. Matt Jr. heard overtures from a number of ACC programs, including Wake Forest, Virginia Tech and Clemson, but never seriously considered going anywhere else.
"I pretty much knew the whole time that I wanted to come and play for him," Matt Jr. said. "It was interesting to see who was interested in me, but I knew I was coming to VCU the whole time. I love it here in Richmond, honestly. Of course the whole thing about playing for my dad, who's been my swing coach ever since I started playing. He knows my swing better than anybody."
He appears to be in good hands. Matt Jr. was VCU's best golfer during the fall season. In five tournaments, the 18-year-old Richmond native averaged 72.93 strokes per round. He was VCU's top finisher in three of the Rams' five tournaments and placed in the top 20 twice.
The VCU freshman's performance surprised his father, who marveled at his son's consistency. One person who wasn't shocked was Matt Jr., who sets very high standards for himself on the golf course.
"I definitely didn't expect to have the lowest stroke average on the team, but I was expecting to play well," Matt Jr. said. "I had a couple of bad rounds in there, but those are to be expected in the game of golf. It definitely lived up to my expectations, so that was good."
Matt Jr. has quickly acclimated himself to the college lifestyle. Both he and his parents agreed that he'd live on campus, rather than continue to stay at the family's home. At VCU, he's just another guy on the team. He receives travel and practice plans like the rest of the team, usually via text, and has the same obligations.
The situation has many potential headaches. Matt Jr. isn't just another college athlete that the VCU Coach has to teach to negotiate a sand trap. At some point, Matt Ball, a former VCU golfer himself, has to wear his "dad" hat as well. With some 18-year-olds, that might prove difficult, but Matt Jr. hasn't given reason for many sleepless nights.
"I've had to bite my tongue on a couple of occasions as a father versus a coach, but for the most part he's just such a really good kid and doesn't get in really any bad trouble," the elder Ball says. "He's just the kind of kid who does what he's supposed to do, is where he's supposed to be when he's supposed to be there and studies hard, makes good grades, he's played well. I just send a general message out to the team and never have to worry about it."
Although his golf career is on track now, it wasn't long ago that Matt Jr. considered walking away from the game that has helped this father and son become so close.
A few years ago, with his progress on the course stalled, the younger Ball's frustration grew. Although he was a successful golfer by most standards, he wasn't measuring up to his own. No matter how hard he worked, Matt Jr. couldn't break out, couldn't move forward, couldn't reach that next level.
"It was just frustrating for me because I knew that I was doing everything that I needed to do to be good, but I wasn't succeeding," he said. "I wasn't getting the success that I thought I should have. A lot of it was big-time disappointment after disappointment. Sometimes it was hard to get the motivation to go out there and practice."
At one point, the VCU Coach says he thought his son was going to pack up his clubs for good.
"Yeah, I thought about it. I really did," Matt Jr. says.
However, during the summer between his junior and senior years of high school, something clicked.
"He said to me, dad, I like my golf swing, and I don't want to mess with it anymore," Matt Ball Sr. said. "And at that point, to me, he took ownership of his swing and his game, and we haven't messed with his golf swing since. And he has taken the golf swing he's got and learned to trust it more and learned to play the game better with the swing that he has."
A short time after that conversation, Matt Jr. started playing the best golf of his life. After a successful summer, he entered four tournaments during the winter and won three while placing second in the other. Matt Jr. has managed to carry over that momentum into his freshman year at VCU.
Matt Jr. is trying to blend in with his team and his classmates, but he admits that he still makes it home for dinner once or twice a week "to get some of that home cooking" and visit with his mother, Kim, and his brother Adam, a sophomore in high school. As hard as he tries, however, the VCU business major won't ever be just one of the guys or just another golfer on the team. The experience, frankly, is much greater for both he and his father.
"It's awesome, and nothing would be better than if my other son came to play here and they got to play together for a year," said Matt Sr. "I want them to be their own people and make their own decisions and the fact that he decided to come here, I think that's any dad's dream, that he would want to."


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Sydney - Leigh Halfpenny contributed 30 points as the British and Irish Lions crushed the Waratahs 47-17 with some thrilling running rugby to claim a fifth win in five tour matches at the Sydney Football Stadium on Saturday.
Coach Warren Gatland had said this was not a shadow test team but few would complain if the same line-up, particularly the backline, were to run out to face the Wallabies in Brisbane in the first match of the three-game series next weekend.
"We definitely stepped up this week, we knew we had to. I thought the forwards did a great job and the backs were very clinical. So very pleased with the performance all round," Lions captain Sam Warburton said in a pitchside interview.
Halfpenny scored two tries in four minutes around half-time and converted eight kicks from eight attempts to add 20 points with his boot. The other scores came from Jonny Sexton, Tom Croft and the outstanding Jonathan Davies.
The Waratahs, without 11 Wallabies through national duty or injury, gave the Lions only their second real contest of the tour in front of 40 805 fans and two tries from combative centre Tom Carter kept them in the match for the first 50 minutes.
Warburton had a solid rather than spectacular game as he looked to book his place in the Test side but centre Jamie Roberts came off the pitch with what looked like a hamstring injury after 66 minutes and must be a doubt for Brisbane.
Wing Simon Zebo, called up as cover for Tommy Bowe, nearly made a spectacular start to his Lions debut after 38 seconds when he finished off a blindside move, only for the TV pictures to show that his left boot had grazed the touchline.
After Halfpenny had opened the scoring with a penalty from halfway, Zebo was involved in another move down the same flank, releasing Davies whose fine pass found flyhalf Sexton in support and the Irishman finished with flourish.
Halfpenny converted to make it 10-0 after eight minutes but the Waratahs were not going to be blown away and it was their combative centre Tom Carter who got on the scoresheet next.
Bernard Foley's crosskick from inside his own half found Peter Betham charging down the left wing and he tossed the ball out of the tackle to Carter who, despite his evident lack of pace, got to the line before the cover defence.
Halfpenny extended the lead to 13-7 with his second penalty but the Waratahs stormed back and huge lock Will Skelton stormed over the line after a well-worked line-out but lost the ball in the tackle of Mike Phillips.
Brendan McKibbin and Halfpenny traded penalties but the Lions fullback had the last word in the opening half when he ran in for his first try on an overlap and converted to send the tourists into the break 23-10 up.
Halfpenny's second try came four minutes after the break after a neat midfield move had set Davies free and the centre's pass sent his fellow Welshman scuttling over the line.
The Waratahs were not about to fold, however, and Carter crashed over the line from close range after more good work from Skelton for a converted try to cut the deficit to 30-17.
Another Halfpenny penalty extended the lead and flank Croft just about assured the victory with his try after a Davies interception on 55 minutes, fending off centre Tom Kingston on a powerful run to the line.
Six Lions replacements just after the hour mark disrupted the tourists' rhythm but nine minute from time Davies got reward for a fine performance when a Ben Youngs pass left him with a free run to the line.
Waratahs centre Rob Horne's chances of playing in the first test, already thin after being released from the Wallabies squad to beef up the home side, could disappear if he is cited for an early tip tackle on Halfpenny.
"We hung in there, I thought we played some good rugby, they are a quality team," Waratahs skipper Dave Dennis said.


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Spectators watch from Coronado Island in San Diego as a malfunction causes the entire Fourth of July fireworks show go off all at once, Wednesday, July 4, 2012. The Coast Guard says the mishap occurred minutes before the scheduled opening of the Big Bay Boom show. More than 500,000 people witnessed the short-lived spectacle. No injuries were reported. (AP Photo/The U-T San Diego, James Gregg) MANDATORY CREDIT: Photo by James Gregg U-T San Diego; NO SALES, NO ARCHIVING, SAN DIEGO COUNTY OUT, TV OUT, MAGS OUT, FOREIGN OUT, TABLOIDS OUT, AP IMAGES OUT, COMMERCIAL INTERNET USE OUT.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Trolley was packed. Hotel rooms facing the bay were sold out. And local radio was set to simulcast a patriotic score for the Fourth of July show.
But instead of 20 minutes of fireworks, the crowd in San Diego got about 20 seconds of giant, deafening booms after a computer mishap sent multiple bulb-shaped explosions over the bay.
The show's producer blamed a "technical glitch" Thursday, saying an error in its computer system caused tens of thousands of fireworks on four barges to go off simultaneously with a single command.
"It was like a giant, serious bomb went off," said Mike Newton, 29, a photographer who watched from a friend's 28th-floor apartment. "That's what it looked like and felt like. It hit you right in the chest."
There were no reported injuries and Garden State Fireworks, based in Millington, N.J., apologized and vowed to determine precisely what went wrong. The 122-year-old company produced hundreds of other shows across the country Wednesday night.
August Santore, part-owner of Garden State Fireworks, said the company felt terrible, but the mood was unforgiving among many of the hundreds of thousands of people who witnessed the explosions before they could get off their first "ooh" or "ah."
A patriotic score was set to be simulcast on a local radio station. The show was set to stream live on the Web.
The crowd stood in quiet disbelief, with many wondering what just happened to a show billed as the Big Bay Boom. Word went out on the radio about 20 minutes later that it was over.
Bre Nelson, a 26-year-old wedding planner, watched from a hillside street packed with "tons and tons of people and cars."
"It was really neat to see the entire sky light up but then we just waited there," said Nelson. "Everyone was just sitting around."
By late Thursday afternoon, the fireworks flop had become a hit online with about 2 million views of the footage on YouTube.
Sponsors contributed about $380,000 to host the show, said Sandy Purdon, owner of a bay marina and the chief organizer. The Port of San Diego contributed $145,000 as title sponsor, with hotels and restaurants giving much of the rest.
The port district gave an additional $50,000 worth of services, including traffic control, portable toilets and cleanup.
The fireworks cost $125,000 and the barges and tugs cost $45,000, Purdon said. After permits, publicity, buses and other costs, there was about $50,000 left, which was earmarked to help young military families though the San Diego Armed Services YMCA.
The port district said in a statement that it was "very disappointed" in what it described as an apparent technical error.
It was unclear if anyone will get reimbursed. Purdon, who witnessed the explosions from his home with his sponsors, said he had discussed with Garden State Fireworks the possibility that it foots the bill for next year's Fourth of July show.
Garden State Fireworks has staged pyrotechnic displays for the 1988 Winter Olympics, the Statue of Liberty Bicentennial Celebration and New Year's Eve in Central Park in New York.
"We are a good strong company, and we rely on technology. We'll take the ridicule as long as no one was injured," Santore said.
The debacle will likely fuel a long-running controversy in San Diego about damage that fireworks displays inflict on marine life. Environmental attorney Marco Gonzalez has repeatedly challenged shows that take place over water, inviting ire and ridicule from critics including San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders.
Gonzalez recently prevailed in court decisions but decided against trying to block this year's show in La Jolla Cove. Still, organizers of a fireworks show over San Diego's Lake Murray canceled this year's show, saying they feared a lawsuit.
"The notion that fireworks are critical to Independence Day celebrations has just been blown out of proportion with these large shows," Gonzalez said.
Associated Press writer Sue Manning in Los Angeles contributed to this report.


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Now, four years later, my baby has become a little girl (a diva princess and tomboy all wrapped up in one tiny package) and will start pre-K in the fall. She is my last baby, and I am a little sad about it. Yet, I am also excited to see what kind of person she will become.
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A 'Swarm' of satellites for a unique look inside the Earth
ESA PR 30-2004. ESA's Earth Observation Programme Board has just decided which of the six Earth Explorer candidate missions, presented earlier in April at the User Consultation Meeting, will be developed and launched. Swarm, an Earth Explorer Opportunity Mission, is a constellation of satellites which will study the Earth's magnetic field.
A further selection between the Earth Explorer Core Missions EarthCARE (Earth Clouds Aerosols and Radiation Explorer) and SPECTRA (Surface Processes and Ecosystem Changes Through Response Analysis) has been deferred to November 2004 allowing clarifications to be made for both missions. It was recommended that the EGPM (European contribution to Global Precipitation Measurement) mission should be furthered within the ESA Earth Watch framework.
Based upon the recommendations made by the Earth Science Advisory Committee and the ESA Director of Earth Observation, the choice of Swarm for full implementation was unanimously agreed upon as a result of its scientific excellence. ESA has successfully moved to the next round of missions that explore our environment and the Earth as a system. Together with the decision expected in November for an additional Core Explorer, ESA is at a point where the next generation of scientific missions can be initiated. In this context the Agency is planning a Call for Mission Proposals in September 2004.
The objective of the Swarm mission is to provide the best ever survey of the geomagnetic field and its temporal evolution, in order to gain new insights into the Earth system by improving our understanding of the Earth's interior and climate. The mission is scheduled for launch in 2009. After release from a single launcher, a side-by-side flying lower pair of satellites at an initial altitude of 450 km and a single higher satellite at 530 km will form the Swarm constellation.
High-precision and high-resolution measurements of the strength, direction and variation of the magnetic field, complemented by precise navigation, accelerometer and electric field measurements, will provide the necessary observations that are required to separate and model various sources of the geomagnetic field. This results in a unique "view" inside the Earth from space to study the composition and processes in the interior. It also allows the analysis of the Sun's influence within the Earth system. In addition, practical applications in many different areas, such as space weather, radiation hazards, navigation and resource exploration, benefit from the Swarm concept.
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Great polish! Fall must have
"Love this color perfect for fall!"
- Anonymous, Sep 27, 2012
Best red ever!!
"I am on my second bottle of this. It is by far the best red out there! Rich, opaque finish, so it only takes one coat to get complete coverage. Neutral tones that work great for all skin tones. Wide, thick brush makes t super easy to apply. I can''t get enough of this red."
- Hairdresser, Feb 4, 2013
A Dance Between Green and Blue
"CIA=Color Is Awesome is a teal, definitely between green and blue; the bluest in the collection. Luscious color with gorgeous 2 coat application. Cream formulation. No staining. Simply beautiful!"
- Phoebe, Aug 8, 2016
Sunflower & Mustard Shade. Fabulous!
"Never A Dulles Moment is a color between sunflower and mustard. It can be a little streaky when applying but you can pull it off with two applications though you may desire three coats. Lacquer does not dry dull. This color is perfect for warm tones. Beautiful! Stunning! You will enjoy this one."
- Phoebe, Aug 8, 2016
Stay Off the Lawn!! A Delicious Jade Green.
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- Starlene, Aug 8, 2016
Can compare it to Olive Green. Love it!
"OPI founder namesake, Suzi The First Lady of Nails can be described as an olive green; a very unique color. It has a thinner formula and may need three coats for that fabulous look. This is my top pick. Absolutely, beautiful."
- Starlene, Aug 8, 2016
Super formula!
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- Phoebe, Aug 8, 2016
Sweet & Light Mulberry Shade. Lovely.
"OPI by Popular Vote is like a sweet, light mulberry color with a great cream formula. Two coats will look perfect. I like this. I think you will too."
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Darker Than OPI by Popular Vote. Gorgeous!
"We the Female is darker than OPI by Popular Vote. It is a gorgeous color with a 2 coat application that gives beautiful results. Highly recommended."
- Phoebe, Aug 8, 2016
The Darkest Shade of the Neutrals
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- Keisha, Aug 8, 2016
For Cooler Skin Tones
"Squeaker of the House is a brown, cool tone milk chocolate shade. It has a delicious two coat formula that is perfect for cool tones. Gorgeous! It Rocks!"
- Sandi, Aug 8, 2016
Has A Very Subtle Shimmer
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- Bonita, Aug 8, 2016
Perfect for Warm Tones
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A Subtle Nude
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- Phoebe, Aug 8, 2016
Beautiful Beige Nude
"My favorite nude for the fall. This is a lovely beige nude with irridescent silver shimmer. Really Pretty! Beautiful on darker skin tones. attractive on all. Only one in the collection that is not a cream."
- Polishilove, Aug 22, 2016
Pretty for Fall
""This pretty yellow is a toned down mustard with a little gray. I really love this gorgeous yellow with a creamy formula. Two coats are fine but three gives stunning coverage. So, so, so, Pretty!""
- Polishilove, Aug 22, 2016
Dark Peach
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- Polishilove, Aug 22, 2016
Great Formula!
"Pretty taupe, mousy brown. Apply 2 coats for awesome coverage. Great formula!"
- Polishilove, Aug 22, 2016
I Love This!
"A gorgeous hunter green with a bend toward blue. A little sheer with the first coat. Two coats gives you great coverage for a dynamic color payoff."
- Polishilove, Aug 23, 2016
A Soft Berry Shade
"Amazing formula. Two coats give beautiful coverage."
- Polishilove, Aug 23, 2016
Dark Berry Shade
"This dries darker than when you first apply it. Very pretty for fall."
- Polishilove, Aug 23, 2016
"Almost a raspberry color. A wonderful bright for your fall ensemble."
- Polishilove, Aug 23, 2016
Lovely Teal
"Teal! Great coverage with two coats. Great formula!"
- Polishilove, Aug 23, 2016
It is really a brown
"A deep rich brown with a fantastic formula. Opaque with two coats."
- Polishilove, Aug 23, 2016
Almost A Teal, but...
"More of a teal green than a teal blue. Covers with one coat! Gorgeous! May stain."
- Polishilove, Aug 23, 2016
Beautiful Berry Shade for Fall
"A beautiful cream. Richly pigmented. Great formula. You may only need one coat but two coats will be fab! Smooth creamy and gorgeous."
- Nikki, Aug 3, 2017
Neutral Greige Shade
"A Neutral Greige shade. Easy to wear color. Chic year-round type of shade. Application is wonderful. Great formula."
- Nikki, Aug 3, 2017
Deep Brown/Gray color
"A deep brown with lots of gray. Silky, smooth color with great formula. Looks like a gel polish. I prefer this brown over the other in the collection."
- Nikki, Aug 3, 2017
A Pretty Purple
"I would describe this as a gray muted indigo. Could be a one-coater. This is one of my favorites. Delicious and luxurious to work with. Rich formula and heavenly to use. Beautiful!"
- Nikki, Aug 3, 2017
Beautiful! Not Bright but muted
"This is best described as a light Dusty Orchid. It's stunning. Brings life to a collection of dark shades. Not bright but muted."
- Nikki, Aug 3, 2017
"A Rosy Metallic, not vibrant but muted. A two-coater for sure. Three coats will be perfect. Pretty but not a favorite."
- Nikki, Aug 3, 2017
Purple Shade
"This is a Deeper Purple than the others in the collection. Kind of a purple/brown or almost a blackberry with grays. Love this one so much. Two coats deepens color beautifully."
- Nikki, Aug 3, 2017
Formula is great and applies beautifully
"A warmer brown than the others in collection. More Chocolaty like a Moussy Brown. A Deep color. Formula is great and applies beautifully."
- Nikki, Aug 3, 2017
A Creamy Muted Sage Green
"A Muted Sage Green with more yellow. Formula is gorgeous and applies beautifully. A two-coater."
- Nikki, Aug 3, 2017
The Most Beautiful in The Collection
"A beautiful Deep Vampy Purple with strong Gold to Pinky/Red shimmer. Rich and opague with two coats. Gorgeous! My favorite. Very special. Smooth and Easy application."
- Nikki, Aug 3, 2017
"You're Such A BudaPest is a beautiful color for any time of the year! It is a medium purple that goes on smooth and only requires two coats. Applying a matte top coat to this color adds a uniqueness to the already different color. Highly recommend!"
- Maison, May 8, 2018
Blue that doesn't fade to grey
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- Patricia, May 8, 2018
Perfect nude!
"If I could have only one good glossy nude polish in my life, this would be it."
- Jennifer, May 8, 2018
Subtle shimmery coral
"I love this one mostly because it dries fast and applies like a dream. The color isn't unique but pretty. It really is more firey in sunlight."
- LacqueredLori, May 8, 2018
Great red coral
"I'm a huge fans of coral colors and this is a great red-coral hue. It only took 2 applications to get a great finish!"
- Marianne, May 8, 2018
One of my faves
"Spectacular shade, formula. One of my faves of the collection"
- LacquereLori, May 8, 2018
Pretty pink
"Although you need 2-3 coats to opacity, don't let the first streaky coat fool you. It's gorgeous once it's all on. Super glossy."
- LacqueredLori, May 8, 2018
Surprised me!
"I don't usually gravitate to Mauvelous shades, but this one is a great formula and looked better on me than I thought it would!"
- LaqueredLori, May 8, 2018
Too metallic
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- Jerrica, May 8, 2018
Great shimmery blue
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- LaqueredLori, May 8, 2018
Perfect fall color!
"Berlin There Done That is a BEAUTIFUL nail polish color that adds a warmth to any fall outfit. It requires 2-3 coats for a solid cover, but has just the right amount of shine to last all fall season."
- Maison, May 9, 2018
Perfect for French manis
"This is THE polish for French manis! Perfect!"
- Kennedy, May 9, 2018
Highly Pigmented White Polish
"If you're looking for a "good" white polish this is it. It has a lot of pigment, and needs to be applied properly with thinner coats, but since it is so pigmented, two coats is the maximum you would need. After time the polish may get a little bit thick from air getting into the polish so make sure you use a nail polish thinner, and be sure to roll the polish rather than shaking it. BY ROLLING THE POLISH TO MIX IT (instead of shaking it), you are creating less air bubbles inside so the polish won't dry out/get as gummy as quickly."
- Morgan, May 9, 2018
Beautiful color
"Beautiful pink color, long lasting."
- Leta, May 9, 2018
Barbie pink
"It's definitely less red and more true pink in person. Like a Barbie bubblegum pink. Super opaque and easy to apply. I think it's a great color for spring and summer."
- Kellen, May 9, 2018
Love OPI
"I love all the OPI polishes and this is no exception. Their formula so ultra smooth and long-wear. Black Onyx is the perfect opaque solid black, not at all streaky."
- Amy, May 9, 2018
Love my Holiday OPI polish
"I've been using OPI products for over 15 years. The brush is amazing for a 3 sweep nail polish and covers with no problem!"
- Patricia, May 9, 2018
Doesn't stay on me long
"The color is beautiful and a great fall color. It started chipping on day two. I even used the OPI base coat and top coat."
- Melissa, May 9, 2018
"This is the perfect red for anyone. It goes on very smoothly."
- Jessica, May 9, 2018
Wonderful product
"Beautiful color"
- Pat, May 9, 2018
The best summer color!
"This is definitely my favorite OPI color! It is my must have color all summer long but I definitely still wear it into the winter months. It has the perfect amount of red and orange tones that it compliments everyone that tries it on. I hope they never stop making this one."
- Danea, May 9, 2018
"This is one of my favorite colors. It is the perfect burgundy, raspberry, purpley, pinky, reddish tone. I have NEVER seen it look bad on any skin tone. It does seem to look a little different on everyone, but always compliments. I love it because it goes with every outfit and every season. It only takes two coats to give a beautiful rich deposit of color. I always like to start with a thin base coat of OPI Natural Nail base coat, apply two coats of OPI Malaga Wine, and finish it with OPI Top Coat for a flawless finish that will last me quite a while."
- Katie, May 9, 2018
Perfect red
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- laurenp620, May 9, 2018
Very nice and soft color.
"Color is perfect if you like a little pink on your nails. You should check this out."
- Erin, May 9, 2018
"A timeless color. It's a must have red for your collection."
- Krista, May 9, 2018
More purple than shown
"Definitely more of a red-violet than the picture shows....hence why I'm giving it 4 stars. However, it is pretty...it's more of a fall/winter color in my opinion."
- Mandi, May 9, 2018
perfect red
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Millions of people around the world battle insomnia. Sleeplessness may be a byproduct of different conditions, and treatment may depend on the underlying cause of the insomnia. Many people find using all-natural supplement therapy is enough to ward off sleeplessness.
Insomnia is more prevalent among elderly individuals and women. Elderly people are more likely than younger ones to have medical conditions that may cause pain at night or to take medication that can interfere with a good night's rest. Some research suggests that men lose about 80 percent of their deep sleep between the ages of 16 and 50. For women, hormonal events often trigger sleeplessness. These can include menstruation, pregnancy and menopause. Individuals who are over the age of 50 may be more prone to anxiety, grief and depression which can cause sleeplessness.
Although there are many different medications, be it prescription medications or over-the-counter drugs, to alleviate symptoms of sleeplessness, some people prefer to not take these medications due to the risk of dependency or the side effects associated with them. Hypnotics, which include the brand name Ambien, have been linked to morning drowsiness and even temporary amnesia, where individuals walk around, drive or even cook while under the medication and are unaware of what they are doing.
Those who are looking for more natural approaches can use the following vitamins and minerals in conjunction with good sleep hygiene.
* Calcium and magnesium combination: Calcium and magnesium have been shown to relax the central nervous system, helping the body drift into sleep. According to Dr. William Sears, calcium helps the brain use the amino acid tryptophan to manufacture the sleep-inducing substance melatonin. It is important to note that a balanced ratio of calcium to magnesium helps calcium work properly. It is recommended to take 500 mg of calcium and 250 mg of magnesium once per day, later in the evening. This can be done after dinner or a few hours before going to bed for best results.
* Vitamin B6: Vitamin B6, also known as pyridoxine, is a water-soluble vitamin required for the synthesis of the neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine. It also helps with myelin formation. Those who are deficient in B6 find the peripheral nerves, skin, mucous membranes and the central nervous system can be affected. Taking 50 mg of vitamin B6 daily can help in the production of serotonin and promote sleep. It is believed to work well for people who struggle to stay asleep through the night.
* Vitamin B12 and vitamin B5 combination: Taking 25 milligrams of B12, especially when supplemented with vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), can be a successful sleeplessness remedy. Vitamin B12 deficiency is quite common and is a factor for many patients who suffer from insomnia, especially seniors. Vitamin B5 may also relieve stress.
* 5-HTP: Serotonin is a key neurotransmitter involved in sleep and mood, and 5-HTP, or 5-hydroxytroptophan, is a precursor to serotonin. In several double-blind clinical studies, 5-HTP decreased the time required to get to sleep and to decrease the number of awakenings, according to HolisticOnline. It is recommended to take 100 to 300 mg, around 45 minutes before retiring for bed.
* Melatonin: Although melatonin is the go-to supplement for sleeplessness because of its direct relationship with sleep onset and circadian rhythm in the body, some research indicates that melatonin supplementation may only be effective for those who are deficient in this hormone. However, it may be effective for the elderly person who naturally produces less melatonin as he or she ages. A report titled, "Melatonin in elderly patients with insomnia: A systematic review," found there is sufficient evidence that low doses of melatonin improve initial sleep quality in selected elderly insomniacs. Melatonin doses ranged from 0.5 mg to 6 mg, and most participants took a single dose 30 to 120 minutes before bedtime. However, larger, randomized controlled trials with less strict inclusion criteria are necessary to yield evidence of effectiveness in geriatric patients who suffer from insomnia before widespread use can be advocated.
Sleeplessness is something that can cause anything from mere annoyance to a long-term health problem. Older adults who are more prone to insomnia can consider a number of natural remedies to help get a better night's rest.
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On this date in Maine history: Sept. 19
Closing time drags on indefinitely for many Maine bars
Sports on TV: Saturday, September 19, 2020
Obituary: Bernice Gauthier
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From Openmoko
Rotate is one of the applications that runs on the Openmoko Phones. For a list of all applications, visit Applications
Here's a quick and simple C program that reads a packet from the accelerometer once per second, and rotates the screen to a new orientation if the orientation has changed.
I don't mean this to conflict with Paul's excellent work on Gestures; my reason for writing it is so that it can be used as an always-on daemon in the OM distributions. (Full gesture interpretation is more CPU heavy and requires reading data more often than once per second, so perhaps that will be done on-demand instead of always-on.)
The code is:
There's an ARM binary here (chmod a+x rotate && ./rotate):
There's also a complete rewrite at http://blog.1407.org/tag/rotate
And you're welcome to make patches against the GIT repo here:
- Patch for using libxrandr instead of system+xrandr -- Rui Miguel Silva Seabra <rms_ghaaaNoSpamPlease_at_1407_org>
Would anyone else be interested in being the maintainer of this package? It would involve packaging it up in bitbake/OE and trying to persuade the various OM distros to include it by default. (Perhaps with an on/off control panel entry in distros that make that easy to do?)
Comments appreciated. Thanks!
- Chris. -- Chris Ball <cjb_at_laptop_dot_org>
Packages and Binaries
- Package from Jozef Mlich (not perfect):
opkg install http://projects.openmoko.org/frs/download.php/392/accel-rotate_0.2_armv4t.ipk update-rc.d accel-rotate defaults
- Arm releases built by Rui


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Moving Up
Jason Campbell, Browns
After his 293-yard, two-touchdown, no-interception performance against a stout Chiefs secondary, Campbell is worth adding in most formats as your QB2.
Moving Down
Michael Vick, Eagles
While opposing defenders have had a hard time catching Vick, it appears that Father Time isn't having that same problem. After three weeks of resting his injured hamstring, Vick lasted just three series before re-injuring it.
Tom Brady, Patriots
Another dud. Another Moving Down. There is no way that anybody should feel compelled to start him, provided they have a decent alternative. It's called changing with the times, folks.
Running Backs
Moving Up
Andre Ellington, Cardinals
Don't believe Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians when he says Rashard Mendenhall will get his job back when he returns to the lineup. Ellington has been flat-out the better of the two this season, averaging a nifty 7.7 yards per carry. Sure, he had an 80-yard touchdown run this week, but even with that play removed, he would still be at 6.0 yards per carry. And he also chips in as a receiver, with 22 receptions for 198 yards and a score on the year. He rates as a solid flex play or high-end RB3 over the balance of the season.
Frank Gore, 49ers
With a depleted and largely ineffective group of wide receivers, the 49ers have turned to Gore and the running game. End result: five straight wins. Let's assume they won't change their MO on offense. Gore has been a beast during the winning streak with 516 total yards and six touchdowns. After a Week 9 bye, the 49ers face a stingy Panthers run defense, but they follow that up with some plum matchups the rest of the way.
Darren McFadden, Raiders
Was it just a blip or is McFadden ready to reward his believers over the second half of the season? Pick your answer. He was effective this week against the Steelers with 73 yards and a pair of scores on 24 carries as the Raiders never trailed. Just remember, that doesn't happen often and it definitely impacts his touches.
James Starks, Packers
Starks looked good this week, running for 57 yards and a score on seven carries and continuing his strong performance thus far in 2013. Unfortunately, injuries have derailed him once again, as has the presence of rookie Eddie Lacy. We all know about Lacy's injury history, however, and Starks is now up to 244 rushing yards and a pair of scores on just 41 carries while averaging 6.0 yards a pop.
Moving Down
LeSean McCoy, Eagles
With the Eagles having problems at quarterback, McCoy's production has suffered. He hasn't found the end zone in three games and has produced just 81 and 65 total yards in his last two games. The upcoming schedule isn't horrible but the quarterback play in Philadelphia just might be if rookie fourth-round pick Matt Barkley has to start until either Vick (hamstring) or Nick Foles (concussion) is ready.
Stevan Ridley, Patriots
His stat line this week was decent (14 carries for 79 yards and a score) but Ridley shared the load with Brandon Bolden (10 touches) and LeGarrette Blount (11). Bolden figures to lose his role when the Pats go no-huddle once Shane Vereen returns. Vereen also figures to cut into Ridley's time in the base offense.
Rashard Mendenhall, Cardinals
Done as a starter and not active on game day due to a toe injury. The Cards have almost certainly moved on and so should you.
Wide Receivers
Moving Up
Marvin Jones, Bengals
Who else? After his eight-reception, 122-yard, four-touchdown performance against the Jets, Jones gets the nod. He is likely available in several leagues and it is becoming increasingly clear that he is the Bengals' favored choice to start opposite A.J. Green, rather than fellow second-year player Mohamed Sanu. Jones has good speed and decent size and he is looking like the long-term starter in Cincinnati.
Calvin Johnson, Lions
Based on the games he has played (he missed one), Johnson is on pace to finish the season with 1,759 yards and 15 touchdowns, which would give him 265 fantasy points at season's end—40 more than he had last season. If some bottom feeder in your keeper league is willing to let him go, you need to be asking what the price will be.
Kenny Stills, Saints
Marques Colston looks like a shell of his former shelf, Lance Moore just returned from injury, Robert Meachem has always been hit-and-miss, and Jimmy Graham is on a limited snap count. That means Stills just might be Drew Brees' favored target over the balance of the season. The Saints average 14.2 yards per pass attempt on Stills' targets and he has taken three of his 23 looks to the house. That warrants a bigger role in the offense.
Terrance Williams, Cowboys
If you didn't already know it, all you had to do was see Williams 60-yard catch-and-run touchdown on a slant pattern this week to know that he is the real deal. The rookie third-round pick has touchdowns in four consecutive games and there is little reason to think that Miles Austin is going to eat into his targets, even if he gets healthy from the hamstring that kept him out this week.
Drew Davis, Falcons
Meet the Falcons' new No. 2 receiver. And that means something when Harry Douglas is No. 1 (no, I'm not totally buying into Douglas's impressive two-game run). Davis had five receptions for 77 yards and a score this week and should prove useful, at least until Roddy White returns. Whenever that is.
Aaron Dobson, Patriots
I told you Dobson, not Kenbrell Thompkins, was the Patriots' rookie wide receiver to have. Dobson has more targets than Thompkins in the last three games with Thompkins getting just one look this week.
Moving Down
Marques Colston, Saints
I don't know if he's injured or on a steep, downhill slide into oblivion, but Colston has just six receptions for 44 yards in his last three games. At this point, he isn't even startable in 12-team leagues that start three WRs.
DeSean Jackson, Eagles
Anybody who went into the season hoping to ride the Chip Kelly fantasy wave to a championship has had their team crash over the last couple of weeks (yours truly included). Jackson caught eight balls for 63 yards this week after his three-reception, 21-yard performance a week ago. However, he is most effective when Michael Vick is under center, and his performance figures to take a big hit if rookie Matt Barkley is forced to start this week.
Sidney Rice, Seahawks
Hurt. Again. Ineffective. Again. Take away the game where he beat up on the Jaguars and Rice has been abysmal this season. Again.
Tight Ends
Moving Up
Sorry, folks, nothing exciting at TE this week, so nobody gets the Moving Up treatment.
Moving Down
Garrett Graham, Texans
Based on his performance in a limited role in the Texans' first four games (12 rec for 126 yds and 3 TDs), it seemed like Graham would be a solid replacement for the injured Owen Daniels. Not so much. In Houston's last three games, Graham has hauled in just eight of his 17 targets for 78 yards with no touchdowns.


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I have been a writer, entrepreneur and communicator since the day I created my first handwritten newspaper as a way to keep in touch with my cousins across the country, and coerced them into throwing lavish talent shows during the summer (and charging our relatives to attend!) when I was 8 years old.
I am the Queen Bee and co-founder of KidzVuz. KidzVuz is a media company focused on user-generated videos by and for tweens where they create reviews and comment about the products and media they love via the web or our mobile app.
I am a monthly contributor to Mashable.com where I write about family technology and parenting.
I am the founder and co-host of The Blogging Angels Podcast, a weekly radio show about women in social media and the blogosphere. For the last 5 years I have been a blogger and freelance writer.
This is my personal blog, Beccarama, where I write about parenting, travel, technology, education, and all things NYC.
Previously I was the Social Media Editor at Mom Blog Magazine, and a member of the Yahoo! Mother Board.
My blog posts have been nationally syndicated through McClatchy/Tribune and in The Washington Post.
My side passion is education advocacy. As the Co-President of the PTA at my twin daughters' NYC public elementary school I spent way too many hours trying to bring parents and teachers together and raise money and ideas for the school, without embarrassing my daughters. I was the 2011 New York State Delegate to Parenting Magazine's Mom Congress on Education and Learning, and was featured as a White House Champion of Change for Education.
As an expert in the kids and tweens space, I frequently speak on radio, TV, print and at conferences about raising kids in the digital age.
I am on the Parent Advisory Board of Kidzania – a multinational theme park and entertainment company.
Additionally, I have worked with brands such as Microsoft, The Children's Place, J&R Electronics, Motorola, Audible.com, Duane Reade and non-profits such as RBaby Foundation, One Foundation and Blick Art Room Project to effectively and creatively promote their company and/or causes.
I am available to cover media events (especially if great food and fun locations are involved) discuss marketing opportunities and consult on social media strategy. And if you'd like to sponsor me for a conference or send me on an around the world adventure I will give you my utmost attention. I may even put down my iphone and stop tweeting while taking to you.
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Katy Perry's 'Last Friday Night' Reaches Number One, Ties Michael Jackson's Record
It's official: Michael Jackson is no longer the only artist to score five number one hits from a single album.
Katy Perry also owns a piece of that crown, now that her latest single, 'Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.),' has crested the charts. It follows the first four number one hits from Perry's latest album, 'Teenage Dream': 'California Gurls,' 'Firework,' 'E.T.,' and the title track.
'Last Friday Night's' ascendance comes after a stint at number two, where the song was stuck behind LMFAO's 'Party Rock Anthem' — until it got a little extra help from Perry's label, thanks to a price cut at Amazon and iTunes. The result? A 14 percent sales increase and a share of pop history.
So congratulations, Katy Perry! Now, how about that sixth single?


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The fact is that there is no need for actual pressure to be on that ball stack. Once the ball is in the breech, the hopper has accomplished it's mission and can relax. You only need to maintain constant tension 100% of the time if the hopper hardware isn't quick enough to react the gun firing. This is simply not the case with the Z2. When you are running around and not firing, the stack of balls above the breech are all staying where they are supposed to be, so you won't miss a shot. So mission accomplished.
For the next Z2 I'd like a smaller feed tray since maximum speed is no longer a priority, and lighter weight possibly as a result of a lighter weight motor.
Basically just as low and light as possible while holding 200+ balls. I'm eager to see what's next.


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Premiere August 28, 2010.
Opera. Rossini comedy at its best and soloists of high international standard. A concertante celebration of song starts off our season.
Concertante version of Gioachino Rossini's (1792–1868) opera in two acts.
We start off the season with a sparkling concertante performance of Rossini's The Italian Girl in Algiers. The opera also marks the start of Giancarlo Andretta's appointment as our first guest conductor. This season he will also conduct our production of Lucia di Lammermoor and the plan is for him to conduct end of summer concertante performances each year.
The Italian Girl in Algiers is a masterpiece within the opera buffa genre and contains equilibristic coloratura passages flavoured with exoticism and female liberation. Mustafà is tired of his wife Elvira and wants to marry her off to his slave Lindoro. He lusts after Isabella, who he has kidnapped, but she in turn loves Lindoro. When they all confront each other confusion descends: who belongs to whom? And how will Isabella and Lindoro find a way to escape?
Watch a movie from the rehearsal.
The title role is written for a typical "Rossini mezzo soprano" and we are proud to present our Swedish super star Ann Hallenberg as Isabella (the Italian girl). She has sung this role so often on so many of the big opera stages that it has become her signature role. Andrea Patucelli, of equally high international standing, sings the role of the ruthless and lecherous Mustafà and Maxim Mironow sings Lindoro's extremely high tenor passages. Markus Schwartz gets yet another opportunity to show off his comical and vocal abilities in the role of Isabella's faithful servant Taddeo, who nurses an unrequited love of Isabella.
Ann Hallenberg (Isabella)
Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano, has studied at the University College of Opera in Stockholm and in London. She is very successful internationally and regularly performs at opera houses such as Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Teatro la Fenice in Venice, Teatro Real Madrid, Theater an der Wien in Vienna, Opernhaus Zürich, Opéra National Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, Semperoper in Dresden, Netherlands Opera in Amsterdam, Staatsoper Stuttgart, Den Norske Opera (The Norwegian National Opera), Kungliga Operan (The Royal Swedish Opera); and Drottningholms Slottsteater (The Drottningholm Palace Theatre). She regularly performs at concerts and festivals all over Europe and North America and has also recorded a number of CDs and DVDs.
Her repertoire includes main roles in productions by composers such as Rossini, Mozart, Gluck, Handel; Monteverdi, Purcell, Vivaldi, and Massenet, with the emphasis on their earlier compositions. Her performances during the last few years include the title role in Handel's Tamerlane in Madrid with Placido Domingo, Orfeo in Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice in Berlin, the title role of Handel's Ariodante in Munich, Isabella in Rossini's The Italian Girl in Algiers in Essen and Hannover, Ramiro in Vivaldi's Motezuma in Paris and Vienna, Penelope in Monteverdi's The Return of Ulysses to His Homeland in Stockholm, Sesto in Mozart's La clemenza di Tito in Lyon, Storgé in Handel's Jephtha in Strasbourg, the title role in Scarlatti's Tolomeo in Vienna and Paris, Fulvia in Gluck's Ezio in Vienna, the title role in Ariodante in Santiago, Agrippina in Venice and Madrid, and Dido in Dido and Aenas in Venice and Amsterdam.
Giancarlo Andretta, conductor
Italian born Giancarlo Andretta is the First Guest Conductor of The Göteborg Opera from the 2010/2011 season onwards. He appears as guest conductor on a regular basis in many concert halls and operas around Europe, including Venice, Rome, Naples, Vienna, Berlin, Prague, Munich, Copenhagen, Oslo, Lisbon and Athens.
He has previously conducted Rossini's Cinderella (2003) and Verdi's Macbeth (2008) at The Göteborg Opera. During the spring of 2011 he will return to conduct Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. From 2003 to 2012 Andretta acts as the Chief Conductor of the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, and has been given the title of Professor of Conducting at the Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium (The Royal Danish Academy of Music) in Copenhagen.
After completing his musical studies in Venice and Vienna Andretta started his career in 1988 as soloist répétiteur and head coach at the Wiener Staatsoper (The Vienna State Opera) and the Salzburg Festival. For four years he also held the title of guest professor of piano and choir conducting at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. From 1994 to 1997 he was First Guest Conductor and consultant at the Graz Opera. He left the post when he was appointed Chief Conductor of the Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta and Head Artistic Director at the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, Italy (1996–2003).
Giancarlo has also recorded with a number of opera and symphony orchestras in Europe.